Chapter 1142 "Everything is the plan of the late emperor"

The King of Shu's eyes gradually became clear.

"Father!?" Xia Tingyu looked at his father and spoke again.

Upon hearing this, the King of Shu sat on the throne, panting heavily, and raised his hand to wave, "Nothing."

Just sitting on the throne, thinking back to the scenes just now, the King of Shu couldn't help laughing.

The King of Shu didn't know, and he didn't bother to know. He just had a self-deprecating look on his face, "Just now, it seems that I was deeply trapped in that dream after hysteria."

Xia Tingyu frowned when he heard this and looked at the King of Shu, but said, "Although I don't know how you slept these seven days, you must be too tired. And I saw you read the contents of Yandi and the Six Garrisons of Shuofang over and over again for a long time."

The King of Shu looked at Xia Tingyu. His bloodshot eyes actually explained his sleep condition these days. He leaned back, his messy hair was blown back, and sweat was clearly visible on his forehead. "I'm wondering what kind of weapon can do something like this. I'm also wondering if it was left by Xia Huachang or was really made by that farm girl from Yan. If she made it, where did she get it from?"

"I don't know what a fire gun is, but since both names have the word 'fire' in them, it must be a weapon related to fire. But how can ordinary fire have such power? And after she appeared, everything began to change. But she is just a farm girl, a farm girl born in the countryside of Jizhou. If so, where did she learn all these things? How did she think of all these things? Even becoming the ultimate, reaching the third level, standing above all the people in the world, in less than a year, Ah Zhi, many things don't make sense."

Xia Tingyu looked at her father, and after hearing him calling her a peasant girl, she said, "Well, there are many things about him that are hard to understand. But if we get too caught up in it, isn't it a bit too stubborn, father?"

The King of Shu looked at Xia Tingyu and said, "I'm not thinking about her. Xia Chenfeng thinks she is the backup left by Xia Huachang. Su Wenqing, Zong Ze, Zhu Huang, Zhao Wuxiu, and Li Xuance are all inferior to her, so she can sit on the throne of the queen. But what does it have to do with me? What I'm thinking about is that weapon. A peasant girl can't make this thing, especially a refugee who has come here in just one year. How can she make such a thing? A sword that can cut dozens of people without bending the blade requires repeated testing and polishing by forging masters. A fully armed armor is not only used for defense, but also for defense without affecting the soldiers. It also takes a lot of time to study."

"It took less than a year to make a weapon like this. Humph, if it was left by Xia Huachang, it would be more credible. But if the weapon was made during Xia Huachang's time and was only perfected now and put on the battlefield, then all the things that didn't make sense just now now make sense."

Xia Tingyu sat on the armrest of the throne and reached out to help his father fix his hair. Hu'er saw the sweat on his father's forehead, but he didn't care and raised his hand to wipe it with his sleeve. "When did you become like other people, worrying about things that shouldn't be entangled."

The King of Shu said: "Because Xia Huachang gave his daughter the opportunity to become the greatest emperor in history."

As he spoke, the King of Shu looked at Xia Tingyu and asked, "How did he treat Xia Qingge?"

Xia Tingyu looked at the King of Shu and said only two simple words: "Very good."

The King of Shu smiled, turned his head and supported his chin with one hand: "He can do this, but Ah Zhi, what father is entangled with is not the birth of this weapon, but thinking about Xia Huachang holding this weapon. Even if he didn't make it back then, since he has such an idea, does he look at me like a baby? A baby who is powerless, but I am the most noisy. Haha."

"And now, he left me, a baby, to his daughter. Even if Xia Qingge, who held such a weapon, did not create a prosperous era, the mere fact that she was recorded in the publication would be enough to make her one of the greatest emperors of all time thousands of years later. And what about me? I am still a baby. And what I look like now."

"The crazy look I showed just now is definitely what your fourth uncle wanted to see! He might even have held Xia Qingge in his arms and pointed at those weapons and said, 'When you use them to conquer a large territory and become famous all over the world, your thirteenth uncle will definitely go crazy when he sees this news.'"

At this point, the King of Shu laughed, "Even if Xia Huachang is dead, he is still plotting against me, and..."

The King of Shu looked at his hands and said, "I thought I was so powerful, but I'm just like a monkey?"

Xia Tingyu looked at the King of Shu, and she saw that there were many more white hairs in his hair.

But there were no surprises.

Because just as Master said, all the conspiracies and plans are nothing but empty words in the face of absolute power.

Therefore, the previous preparations are no longer necessary.

Just let it go naturally and directly.

This is why Xia Tingyu didn't go out for seven days.

And just as his master said, her father collapsed.

But Xia Tingyu could understand.

After standing on the top of the mountain for decades, I thought I was strong enough to conquer the world. But when I looked up, I found that I was just the top of a shorter peak among many mountains, while the highest peak was out of reach and could not be pursued.

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A bit pitiful.

But more.

So stupid.

He said that he was different from Xia Chenfeng, but they were not the same kind of people.

Xia Tingyu said nothing as he helped his father fix his hair. There was some sympathy in his eyes, but so far, everything his master said was right.

What should I say next? My fourth uncle has even plotted against me.

After all, didn’t father guess what happened between me and that crazy girl Xia Qingge?

The King of Shu said, "Xia Huachang, the real plan is yours."

There was a flash of helplessness in Xia Tingyu's fox eyes. As expected.

But the next moment, the King of Shu turned around and looked at his daughter: "Is that what you think?"

Xia Tingyu was stunned for a moment and looked at the King of Shu.

What's the meaning.

The King of Shu laughed: "He wants me to take action."

Xia Tingyu looked at his father. What do you mean, I was seen through by your thoughts?

The King of Shu turned around and said, "Azhi, let them in."

Xia Tingyu looked at the King of Shu and said, "You should rest now."

The King of Shu shook his head: "There is no time, and we are not anxious, but they are. Especially Zhu Huang and Wen Daoji's army is just outside Jiange, and with this news, they are more anxious than anyone else to endure for seven days."

Xia Tingyu looked towards the entrance of the main hall: "Heimei, come back."

Just as the black tiger, which was hunched over at the door and staring with eager eyes, had a change in its expression, it retracted its sharp claws, turned around, broke open the door of the hall, and walked straight towards where Xia Tingyu was.

The King of Shu looked at the ministers outside and said, "Come in."

When the civil and military officials heard this, they all pursed their lips.

But everyone looked at the current appearance of the King of Shu, and at the Shuyalou publications scattered all over the hall, and their faces became solemn.

Shen Yue helped Xia Ruoyun up at this time.

The generals walked in first.

As for the civil officials, it was not Chen Yue who walked in front, but Guo Fu who walked in front.

The current Yizhou General Manager is just holding the position of General Manager. He used to be an important official under the King of Shu together with Chen Yue and Fa Yuan.

It just compares to Fa Yuan's straight back.

Guo Fu frowned as he looked at the King of Shu like this.

Everyone entered the hall and immediately saluted the King of Shu.

The King of Shu waved his hand and said, "Just say what you want to say. If you want to say something like "take care of yourself" or something like that, then go back home."

"Your Highness, Daxia has won a great victory, we should celebrate!" Fa Yuan came out, looked at the King of Shu and spoke frankly.

Many people glanced at this ungrateful old man, lowered their eyes, and waited for someone to stand up and refute them.

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In the past, such remarks would inevitably cause controversy.

But the hall at this moment was unusually quiet.

No one even really stood up and said something like "Your Highness, please take care of yourself."

Xia Tingyu was sitting on the steps, with Heihu lying obediently beside her.

Xia Ruoyun looked at the crowd and then at the black tiger, feeling a lingering fear.

He looked more at Xia Tingyu, wanting to know what his father had talked about with her.

Guo Fu came out and broke the silence, "The war is not over yet, there is no rush to celebrate."

Fa Yuan looked at Guo Fu and said, "For Da Xia's most important event, do we need to wait until the war is over?"

Guo Fu ignored Fa Yuan and looked at the King of Shu: "Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is those people from the Western Regions."

Many people's eyelids twitched slightly, waiting for the King of Shu's words.

The attitude towards people from the Western Regions determined the King of Shu's attitude towards this matter.

Shen Yue came out and said, "Expel them from Shu."

Guo Fu looked at Shen Yue: "If they are expelled like this, will they be willing to leave?"

However, an old minister stepped forward and said: "If we expel them, we will become enemies forever."

This old minister once did something. After drinking, he spoke nonsense and said that he only knew the King of Shu, but not the Emperor of Luoan.

Then, another person came out immediately and said, "It's not appropriate to make enemies with those people now."

Fa Yuan sneered: "What's wrong with making enemies with the people of the Western Regions? Do we have to kneel down and beg them? Don't forget! My Great Xia swallowed up the Mobei, and our momentum is as fierce as a tiger!"

Guo Fu said, "But this is Yizhou. We are far away from Mobei, but very close to the Western Regions."

Fa Yuan looked at Guo Fu and said, "I heard that the man from the Western Regions came to Lord Guo's residence the day before yesterday."

Guo Fu looked at Fa Yuan and said, "People from the Western Regions have been to all the officials' residences these days, including yours. Also the royal residence."

Fa Yuan asked with a smile: "So, Lord Guo thinks that we should treat them well and keep them here?"

The old minister said, "How come it's wrong to keep them here? Lord Fa, tell me what's wrong!"

After saying this, another minister stood up and said, "Your Highness, I think that we should continue as we did before. There is nothing special about them. But on the other hand, we cannot drive them out. Daxia is a country of etiquette. Since they are here, how can we drive them away?"

"I think so too."

"I second the motion."

“Second.”

Officials came out one by one.

Chen Yue glanced at these people: "Their identities are very special, you all know it."

Guo Fu said: "Some countries whose homes are threatened by Zoroastrianism have sent people to beg Daxia to send troops. Naturally, they have special identities! But we..."

“Huh~~~”

But just when Guo Fu said this.

Xia Tingyu's black tiger growled again.

Without interrupting Guo Fu, everyone watched the black tiger stand up and walk around in the hall.

Xia Tingyu was sitting on the steps, supporting his chin with one hand and looking at them.

Everyone immediately saluted towards King Shu and Xia Tingyu.

"You two, don't you want to talk?" The King of Shu looked at Yan Yan and other generals.

Yan Yan shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say, but this is something that should be celebrated!"

Dian Junming smiled and said nothing.

Wang Mang did not take any action.

Yao Zhien said, "If we want to expel them, we need troops. After all, they have several great masters of the realm. If there is a conflict, we should be prepared."

After saying this, Yao Zhien glanced at Xia Tingyu.

She noticed that Xia Tingyu was looking at her, and his expression was different from normal. She was startled and wondered if she had said something wrong.

Xia Tingyu withdrew his gaze, not looking at Yao Zhien, but looking at his own father.

Have you seen through Master's plan?

That’s not right. Master’s plan is to wait for the news from Shuyalou and then let nature take its course.

What can be seen through?

But just now my father asked me what I meant by that.

Besides, my father never wants to be manipulated by others. If he sees something and does the opposite,

Xia Tingyu looked down at the ministers below.

These people are in a hurry.

Although the King of Shu did not say it explicitly, Xia Tingyu knew that these people were anxious because they were desperate to save their lives.

I didn’t care about the imperial court before, but now that I see it’s so powerful, how can I not be anxious?

But what I'm really waiting for when I come in like this today is one thing.

To start an uprising or not to start an uprising, or to take some other approach.

If you don't raise an army, you will be dead if Zhu Huang comes.

If we start a rebellion, there is still a glimmer of hope, at least we can escape now.

Guo Fu looked at the King of Shu and said, "Your Majesty, we cannot expel them. If we do, we will be doomed."

Fa Yuan scolded: "How can there be no chance of survival if we die ten times? We, the officials of Da Xia, have to rely on the foreigners in the Western Regions?"

"Oh."

But just after Guo Fu finished speaking, everyone heard the King of Shu chuckle and looked at him.

The King of Shu drooped his hands on the throne and looked at the officials below with red eyes, "Xia Huachang, you even let this go, right?"

You know, the people in the place where I have worked so hard would be in a panic if they saw the result of your great victory with your weapons.

You will leave the title of the greatest emperor of all time to your daughter.

You schemed against me to the extreme and asked your daughter to deal with me, but your daughter chose to find Tingyu to deal with me.

This child is kind-hearted and only wants to stop the war without hurting people, but she forgot that as my daughter, she will bear the stigma for the rest of her life.

But here you are asking me to make a choice in exchange for Ting Yu's reputation.

ha.

Hahahaha!

So Zhu Huang clearly had such weapons, but he didn't come to Yizhou. Have you plotted against me to this extent?

But aren’t you afraid that I will burn my boats? ?

No matter what weapons you have, just start the war? !

Thinking of this, the King of Shu clenched his fists. If I raise an army now, all your plans will fail!

Even if I am defeated!

But at least I escaped your calculations, at least I.

Thinking of this, the King of Shu glanced at Xia Tingyu.

He clenched his fists tighter.

Xia Huachang, even after you died you still left so many tricks up your sleeve to plot against me, even against Azhi. How much do you want to torture me!

In the past, when a rebellion was launched, the outcome was hard to predict.

Now that you have started an uprising, are you thinking that I will definitely fail, and this child will surely be infamous along with me!

Leave a weapon like this

It really makes me suspect that Su Changan was also left behind by you, and you even asked the Empress Dowager to give her such strength.

"Listen to the rain." The King of Shu spoke softly.

Xia Tingyu looked at the King of Shu.

The King of Shu asked, "Wu Qinhu, you had a conflict with those people from the Western Regions, right?"

Xia Tingyu nodded: "Yes."

Xia Tingyu didn't quite understand why his father asked this at this time.

What are you going to do to help the people of the Western Regions?

Or, do you want to ask Grandpa Wu to deal with the people from the Western Regions?

The King of Shu said, "The foreigners drew their swords and killed people. Yao Zhien, Yan Yan, you take people to bring their heads. The Grand Master of Zhijing in the palace will assist you."

Hearing this, all the officials in the hall looked at the King of Shu, and Guo Fu immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty!"

…

Inside Xia Tingyu's mansion.

"Are you so sure that the King of Shu will take action?" Wu Qinhu looked at Fang Wenhe.

The two of them sat on the corridor with a chessboard in the middle.

Fang Wenhe smiled and said, "When I was playing chess with the late emperor, he talked about his brothers. I was curious about the dispute over the Eastern Palace, and even more curious about the King of Shu. The late emperor mentioned the King of Shu and said that his younger brother was indecisive."

Wu Qinhu looked at Fang Wenhe, "The one who attempted to rebel is indecisive?"

Fang Wenhe continued, "Senior, you should know what the dragon banner is."

Wu Qinhu nodded. The so-called dragon flag pressing forward, as the name suggests, when two armies are facing each other, the emperor's flag is the dragon flag, and pressing forward means that the emperor is rushing to the front.

Fang Wenhe said, "The reason why the King of Shu cannot do this is not because he is not brave, but because he feels that it is useless to march forward with the dragon banner, because those who can win will win naturally, and those who cannot win will die. Is it necessary? Moreover, the late emperor told me that at the end of the battle for the Eastern Palace, he hid 800 warriors in his mansion, led by Yan Yunxiao and Yan Tietu. As long as the position of the Eastern Palace belonged to the King of Shu, he would launch a mutiny, even if he died! And the late queen even prepared a knife. If she lost, she would commit suicide and take the prince with her."

"But in the end, the Eastern Palace belonged to the previous emperor. The King of Shu was defeated, but the King of Shu did nothing and seemed to have completely accepted his fate. But he wanted to change his fate, so he returned to Shu to do these things. But he always missed the best opportunities, so it's better to say that he is indecisive in his bones than to be ruthless and decisive! But he attributed his indecisiveness to the destiny and refused to acknowledge his indecisiveness. Therefore, he has talent, but he can't accomplish anything great."

Wu Qinhu looked at Fang Wenhe, "Can it be the same as this time?"

Fang Wenhe went on to say, "A few months ago, he failed when he ordered Yao Xisheng to kill the emperor and the empress. But it was also the best time for him to start a rebellion, because the emperor knew he did it, but he just asked Tingyu to come to the capital to explain, and did nothing else. It was obvious that the army was approaching and besieging the emperor in the south, so it was very likely that he would succeed! But he had the intention to kill the emperor, but he failed and just accepted his fate. I can't imagine how such a person would collapse after seeing the article published in Shuya Tower and the intelligence sent by the spies."

Wu Qinhu couldn't help but frown: "Just like that, is he willing to start killing Lushan's people? Or did you ask Tingyu to go today just to let him watch Tingyu make this decision? And you asked your master to go find Zhangzi because you were afraid that Zhangzi would stop it?"

Fang Wenhe made his move and said, "Letting Tingyu go is to let her accompany her father. It is painful to have a mental breakdown, but it is also the most vulnerable time. As for him killing people, I assert that he will kill those people from the Western Regions. As for that Lushan man, he will jump up and kill him. There is no need to keep a prince who will not rebel. It is better to just raise an army and capture him as a puppet. As for the King of Shu, whoever jumps out will be killed, because the anger in his heart can only be vented on them. But before that, I have to ask the senior to take action, because none of those people from the Western Regions can leave alive. Zoroastrianism can be a sect believed by the people of the Western Regions, but there must be no more Jianghu people."

Wu Qinhu looked at the chessboard and lost again.

But he also looked at Fang Wenhe: "When will we take action against Zhang Zi?"

Fang Wenhe said: "That depends on when he runs away."

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(End of this chapter)